V. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.8
Los Angeles (LA), on the United States west(1)____________, is one of the most exciting cities in the world. With about 3.8 million inhabitants, it is the second biggest city in the United States.
LA has (2)____________ its reputation on the glamour of the movies industry in (3)____________ Hollywood. On the Hollywood Mile pavement, (4)____________ are over 2,000 pink stars with the names of the famous movie (5)____________.Beverly Hills, with its fabulous houses and expensive stores, is (6)____________ to the rich and famous.
Nearly half of the population of LA (7) ____________ originally from Latin America. There are also many Asian residents, (8)____________ Japanese and nearly half a million Chinese people. This (9)____________ a fantastic mix of different (10)____________, cultures, fashions, and food.
LA has (11)____________ fantastic beaches. Some, (12)____________ as Malibu, are world famous (13)____________ they are the location for well-known movies or TV series. (14)____________ are great (15)____________ surfing and attract fashionable young people.